Infrastructure for transnational access and discovery in structural biology

iNEXT-Discovery aims to enable access to structural biology research infrastructures for all European researchers, and especially non-experts in structural biology. For that reason it brings together a diversity of large research facilities and other groups in a single consortium. Funded by the European Commission Horizon-2020 framework program, iNEXT-Discovery is built in three pillars: 

• Allowing trans-national access for users, based on rapid peer-review on scientific excellence and translational research potential.
• Performing networking and training activities, such as practical courses and workshops, to enlarge and strengthen the structural biology community.
• Undertaking joint research activities, to increase the quality and quantity of the offered access.

 iNEXT-Discovery offers all researchers from academia and industry (from Europe and beyond) access to high-end structural biology instrumentation and expertise, and stimulates training of visiting users either by on-site hands-on instruction or by workshops and courses. iNEXT-Discovery access is meant to set off discovery in “translational” research, i.e. research using structural biology equipment for applications in biomedical, biotechnological, biomaterial, food or environmental sciences.

iNEXT-Discovery supported access to Cryo-EM at EMBL Heidelberg

Through iNEXT-Discovery, users can apply to access single particle cryo-EM data acquisition, cryo-electron tomography and cryo-CLEM-TEM. Costs related to the microscope access, travel and accommodation of scientists are funded by iNEXT-Discovery.

Please visit iNEXT-Discovery website to learn more on how to apply for access.